1990 Grand National
The 1990 Grand National (officially known as the Seagram Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 144th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 7 April 1990. The off time was 3.20pm.
| Grand National | |
| Location | Aintree Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 April 1990 |
| Winning horse | Mr Frisk |
| Starting price | 16/1 |
| Jockey | Mr. Marcus Armytage |
| Trainer | Kim Bailey |
| Owner | H.J. Duffey |
| Conditions | Firm |
| External videos | |
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| Replay of the final stages of the 1990 Grand National BBC Sport | |
| 1990 Grand National in full BBC Sport |
Mr. Frisk won the race in a time of eight minutes and 47.80 seconds, breaking Red Rum's 1973 record by 14.10 seconds. He was ridden by amateur jockey Marcus Armytage. This record still stands, even though the race has been 342 yd (312.72 m) shorter since 2013.
Second was Durham Edition, and third Rinus. The 7/1 favourite Brown Windsor finished fourth. In fifth was Lastofthebrownies, ridden by Charlie Swan, and Richard Dunwoody rode Bigsun home in sixth place.
There were two equine fatalities during the race. Roll-A-Joint fell at the first Canal Turn, breaking his neck and dying almost instantly, while Hungary Hur incurred a leg fracture while running towards the 19th fence, pulled up and was euthanised.